Synonyms of sequestered

sequestered 1 of 2

adjective

as in isolated

Related Words

• isolated
• secluded
• retired
• apart
• outlying
• nowhere
• out-of-the-way
• secret
• obscure
• lonesome
• odd
• distant
• devious
• remote
• away
• removed
• far-off
• far-flung
• deep

Dissimilar Words

• adjacent
• contiguous
• adjoining
• close
• near
• nearby
• nigh

sequestered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of sequester

1

as in separated

to set or keep apart from others

sequestered the woman until she was no longer contagious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• isolated
• separated
• segregated
• removed
• insulated
• restrained
• confined
• secluded
• quarantined
• cut off
• kept
• incarcerated
• restricted
• detached
• interned
• held
• jailed
• abstracted
• locked (up)
• immured
• disengaged
• detained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• integrated
• connected
• associated
• linked
• joined
• reintegrated
• united
• assimilated
• desegregated
• liberated
• released
• discharged
• freed
• loosed

2

as in confiscated

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority

police found and sequestered several illegal weapons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confiscated
• attached
• expropriated
• usurped
• seized
• appropriated
• preempted
• commandeered
• garnisheed
• arrogated
• took over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rendered
• released
• delivered
• forfeited
• yielded
• surrendered
• turned over
• gave up
• ceded
• relinquished
• handed over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sequestered

Adjective

The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026

That sentiment is front and center in The Fence, a sequestered and highly theatrical drama set on an African construction site that feels much more like a colonial outpost. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

Big Brother 4 The first season with a sequestered jury (sorry, Danielle Reyes), Big Brother 4 was also the first installment in which players with a history outside of the house played together. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026

In the second clinical trial, not yet published, 36 sequestered volunteers ate an additional 1,000 calories a day when on the ultraprocessed food diet, according to a midpoint analysis of the data by Hall. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025

Verb

The cast’s glam team is sequestered from the actual set, however. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026

This time, the Islanders were sequestered in Las Vegas on The Cromwell's rooftop. — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

The generously sized rooms—with marble bathrooms and Frette linens—feel sequestered from the public spaces, if a bit corporate. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026

Cheadle is sequestered mostly to the second act, which means Edebiri is forced to carry the majority of Act I alone. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026

After centuries away, the Architects have returned to our planet and sequestered themselves behind an enormous, mysterious Wall. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026

The first installment revolved around solar contractor Ronald Gladden, who participated in a court case along with a preposterous group of actor-jurors sequestered together for the proceedings. — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026

According to the division, the city has 27,981 trees that over the next 20 years will provide more than $3 million in benefits, including more than 12 million pounds of carbon sequestered or 44 million pounds of CO2 and avoiding 87 million gallons of storm runoff. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026

The 2026 contestants' Instagram and TikTok profiles are frozen in time, showcasing their final adventures and accomplishments (like Kenzie Annis graduating from nursing school) before they were sequestered in May, prior to their debuts in the Fijian villa. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 10 June 2026